Downey is a relatively large city located in the state of California. With a population of 108,816 people and 26 associated neighborhoods, Downey is the 57th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Downey are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Also of interest is that Downey has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Downey, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.72 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Downey who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.59% of adults in Downey have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Downey in 2022 was $37,122, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,488 for a family of four. However, Downey contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Downey is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Downey home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Downey, accounting for 75.26% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Downey residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Downey include Irish, German, Italian, English, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Downey's cultural character, accounting for 31.86% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Downey is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.